Ross Tong
New Zealand rower
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Ross Stuart Tong (born 21 April 1961) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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| Born | Ross Stuart Tong 21 April 1961[1] Wanganui, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Relative | Allan Tong (father) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Waikato Rowing Club[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tong was born in 1961 in Wanganui, New Zealand.[2] His father, Allan Tong, was an Olympic rower in 1956.[3] Along with Don Symon, Kevin Lawton, Barrie Mabbott and Brett Hollister (cox), Tong Jr. won the bronze medal in the coxed four in 1984.[1] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 515 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[2]
Tong is a former police officer.[2] For some time, he coached rowing at King's College in Auckland.[2] Tong is now Director of Sport at St John's College, Hamilton.[4][5]
